PixARK

Open-world voxel survival with dinosaurs, magic, and base building

Snail Games USA · Released May 31, 2019

Action Adventure Casual Massively Multiplayer RPG Strategy

Reviews: Mostly Positive; 72% of 14K
Recent reviews: Mixed; 54% of 256 in 30 days
Playing now: 300; right now
Steam Deck: Playable
Last update: 6 days ago; Sep 17, 2026

What is PixARK?

An open-world voxel survival sandbox set on procedurally generated maps inhabited by dinosaurs and magical creatures. You tame and ride creatures, craft technological and magical tools, build block-based bases, and take generated quests alone or in co-op, with PvP and PvE servers also available.

For you if...

+you enjoy survival sandboxes built around taming and crafting
+you want voxel base building with dinosaurs and magic
+you prefer playing solo or with friends

Not for you if...

−you dislike resource grinding in survival games
−you prefer guided play over open-ended survival sandboxes

What players say

72% of 13,643 reviews are positive · 54% of 256 in the last 30 days

Players praise the combination of dinosaur taming, voxel building, survival crafting, and magic. They commonly complain about clunky menus and controls, poor controller support, bugs, heavy resource grinding, and trouble hosting or joining games.

Screenshots and trailer

PixARK system requirements

As published by the developer.

Minimum

OS: Windows 7/8.1/10 (64-bit versions)
Processor: Intel Core i5-2400/AMD FX-8320 or better
Graphics: NVIDIA GTX 660 2GB/AMD Radeon HD 7870 2GB or better
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Storage: 15 GB available space
DirectX: Version 10
Notes: Requires broadband internet connection for multiplayer

PC version details

DRM, required accounts, controller support and Steam features.

DRM: None declared on Steam
Controller: Keyboard and mouse
Platforms: Windows
Achievements: 50
Steam features: Family Sharing, Trading cards

Steam Deck: Playable

Sometimes shows mouse, keyboard or non-Deck controller icons
All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
In-game text is legible on Steam Deck
Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck

Multiplayer and co-op

Languages

Text only: English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, German, French, Russian, Spanish - Spain, Portuguese - Portugal, Korean, Turkish, Polish, Japanese, Swedish.